Mini-Momentum: 13 and 14 September 2008
Theatre Writing Partnership is proud to present Mini-Momentum 2008 at Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham. TWP thanks its funders Arts Council, England and The Fenton Arts Trust, and its partners Lakeside Arts Centre, Leicester Theatre Trust, New Perspectives, Nottingham Playhouse and Royal and Derngate.
Friday 12 September 2008
5.00pm: Round one - one minute to pitch your idea for a play
6.30pm: Keynote address to launch Mini-Momentum
8.00pm: Blackdrop meet Irish poets and present their lyrical ability at New Art Exchange
Saturday 13 September 2008
10.00am: Playwrighting Masterclass lead by Noel Greig
2.00pm: Performance poetry workshop lead by Blackdrop and Irish poets
2.00pm: Radio drama workshop lead by Fiona Kelcher
3.30pm: YARD present a performative work in progress
5.00pm: Two readings - ASBO Nation by Helen Coope / Invisible Thread by Bethany Cooper
7.30pm: Two readings - The Cursed Blessing by Rajvee and Sheetal Vyas / Me, You and Her by Stuart William Hosker
10.00am: Screenwriting workshop lead by Graham Lester George
2.00pm: Round two - three minutes to talk up your idea for a play
2.45pm: Two readings - The Final Three by Alex du Singe / Entering Realspace by Melissa Brakel
3.30pm: Two readings - Dance like the Butterfly by Monika Johnson / Split Ends by Katy Danbury
5.30pm: Prize round - three writers have ten minutes to convince our panel to part with £1000!
You can track the progress of our writers during the redrafting stage by checking their blog